It's Not About the Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Liv

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Mike Pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the Murray Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career at Duke University, prepared to address his men's lacrosse team. Forty-six players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward. It was 4:35 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program's darkest hour had arrived in an unexpected and explosive announcement. Pressler, a three-time ACC Coach of the Year, informed his team that its season was canceled and he had "resigned," effective immediately. While his words reverberated off the walls, hysteria erupted. Players cried, confused over a course of events that had spun wildly out of control. What began as an off-campus team party with two hired strippers had accelerated into a rape investigation -- one that exposed prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy police work, an administration's rush to judgment, and the media's disregard for the facts -- dividing both a prestigious university and the city of Durham. Wiping away tears, Pressler demonstrated the steely resolve that helped him win more than two hundred games. For the next thirty minutes, Pressler put his personal situation aside and encouraged his players to stick together. He also made a bold promise: "One day, we will get a chance to tell the world the truth. One day." This is that day. Pressler, who has not done an interview since the saga began, has handed his private diary from those three weeks to New York Times bestselling author Don Yaeger, exposing vivid details, including the day Pressler was fired, when the coach asked Athletic Director Joe Alleva why the school "wasn't willing to wait for the truth" to come out. "It's not about the truth anymore," Alleva said to the coach in a signature moment that said it all. In addition to Pressler, Yaeger interviewed more than seventy-five key figures intimately involved in the case. The result is a tale that defies logic. "It is tough to be one of fifty people who believed a story when fifty million people believed something else," Pressler said. "This wasn't about the truth to many of the others involved. My story is all about the truth."

Author Biography

Don Yaeger is a New York Times bestselling author, longtime associate editor at Sports Illustrated, and one of the most in-demand public speakers on the corporate circuit. He is the host of the highly rated Corporate Competitor Podcast. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with his wife and two children. Visit DonYaeger.com for more information.Mike Pressler was the head coach of the Duke Lacrosse team. Under his leadership the team won three Atlantic Coast Conference championships,ten NCAA tournament berths, and made an appearance in the 2005 Division I men's lacrosse championship game. He now coaches the lacrosse team at Bryant College in Rhode Island.

Table of Contents

Contents Author's Note 1. The Perfect Storm 2. Don't Worry, This Will Blow Over 3. Duke and Durham 4. Lacrosse at Duke 5. The Strippers 6. The Cops 7. 1-1 and Done 8. Blue Wall of Silence 9. Who Is Mike Nifong? 10. Press Hound 11. The President 12. Perfect Offenders, Perfect Victim 13. Agendas All Around 14. The Media 15. "It's Not About the Truth Anymore" 16. No Match 17. Politics of Race 18. All In 19. Crumbling Case 20. Summer Camp 21. General Election 22. "No Penetration" 23. "You Can't Make Me" 24. Cruelest of Ironies 25. Duke Lacrosse 2007 26. Exonerated 27. Moving On A Timeline of Events The Cast of Characters

Long Description

Mike Pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the Murray Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career at Duke University, prepared to address his men's lacrosse team. Forty-six players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward. It was 4: 35 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program's darkest hour had arrived in an unexpected and explosive announcement. Pressler, a three-time ACC Coach of the Year, informed his team that its season was canceled and he had "resigned," effective immediately. While his words reverberated off the walls, hysteria erupted. Players cried, confused over a course of events that had spun wildly out of control. What began as an off-campus team party with two hired strippers had accelerated into a rape investigation -- one that exposed prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy police work, an administration's rush to judgment, and the media's disregard for the facts -- dividing both a prestigious university and the city of Durham. Wiping away tears, Pressler demonstrated the steely resolve that helped him win more than two hundred games. For the next thirty minutes, Pressler put his personal situation aside and encouraged his players to stick together. He also made a bold promise: "One day, we will get a chance to tell the world the truth. One day." This is that day. Pressler, who has not done an interview since the saga began, has handed his private diary from those three weeks to New York Times bestselling author Don Yaeger, exposing vivid details, including the day Pressler was fired, when the coach asked Athletic Director Joe Alleva why the school "wasn't willing to wait for the truth" to come out. "It'snot about the truth anymore," Alleva said to the coach in a signature moment that said it all. In addition to Pressler, Yaeger interviewed more than seventy-five key figures intimately involved in the case. The result is a tale that defies logic. "It is tough to be one of fifty people who believed a story when fifty million people believed something else," Pressler said. "This wasn't about the truth to many of the others involved. My story is all about the truth."

Details ISBN1416551492 Author Mike Pressler Short Title ITS NOT ABT THE TRUTH Language English ISBN-10 1416551492 ISBN-13 9781416551492 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 364.1 Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Subtitle The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives It Shattered Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781400155200 Place of Publication New York Residence Tallahassee, FL, US Imprint Simon Spotlight Entertainment DOI 10.1604/9781416551492 NZ Release Date 2008-06-03 US Release Date 2008-06-03 UK Release Date 2008-06-03 Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication Date 2008-06-03 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-06-30 Pages 352 We've got this

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